Watching Democracy in Action

For me, the Inauguration was more than the swearing in of Barack Obama as 44th President of the United States, it was watching Democracy in Action. It is a testament to our democratic system that we can transition from one administration to another without major bumps in the road. Although I have seen other inaugurations, this was the first time I truely understood the action of peacefully swearing in a new leader. Senator Feinstein said it best when she was describing that other transitions in other states do not go as smoothly as our.

As a political science major, I begin to fully understand the importance of peaceful and clean transitions for the continued political development within our political system. Watching the inauguration allowed me to fully appreciate our history and our political cultural development. It was a great experience to witness history and watch as one chapter in American history ends, and another one begins.